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Something people don't talk about enough is how important the space that surrounds you impacts your mental and physical health. Having a comfortable, livable, and, most importantly, pain-free household is...

I usually find myself rolling my eyes at people when the simplest of niceties are not observed. I grew up learning manners mattered. You hold the door open for people...

I’ve never been a fashionista. I try to keep up the best I can with the latest ideas of what to wear, but sometimes I start to think the fashion...

While I like to pretend that I’m the boss of me, the reality is that I am definitely not. The rheumatoid arthritis is in charge. Whenever I start to forget...

Recently, I wrote about a day where I was just over it. I didn’t want to deal with another aspect of living with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and I felt so...

I remember those days when I would just decide to head to the beach, without much planning. Then in my 20s, I was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and thought...

"Out of your comfort zone." We say this phrase all the time. It’s part of the American English vernacular that has withstood the test of time when describing doing something...

Stress is a hot-button topic for people with chronic illnesses. Stress is gasoline on the fire of autoimmune symptoms. No matter where our disease activity currently sits, stress will magnify...

People who don’t need accessibility often don’t notice it or don’t appreciate the tenuous nature of it. They think any ramp is accessible or moving something to a different location...

Technology is now a common way to deliver healthcare. Digital health products help prevent, diagnose, or manage chronic conditions. Devices range from wellness apps to artificial intelligence and wearable devices...

Over the years, I have purchased, borrowed, and/or rented a variety of tools and devices to make life with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) go a little smoother.  Some have been amazingly...

I guess I've been writing a series of articles lately on my story and experiences with getting diagnosed with some endocrine disorder. The possibilities have varied widely: from Cushing's to...

Over the years with my RA diagnosis, I have tried many medications. I tried many of the TNF inhibitors, the JAK inhibitors, DMARDs, NSAIDs, and good old-fashioned steroids, all with...

COVID-19 has brought a lot of darkness into our lives and I feel like 2020 was a lost year of terror, stress, confusion, anxiety, and isolation--and of course a lot...

I’m old enough to claim that I had to walk ten miles to school both ways in a snowstorm every day, but I’m not too old to have a disease...

Over the years, I’ve learned that my footwear choices directly impact my rheumatoid arthritis (RA) symptoms. This has often meant accepting that the cute or trendy shoes being worn by...

Invisible illness. I’ve always hated that term. Why? Because illness is always visible to someone, and in most cases, it’s the person who has it. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is number...

We all live very busy lives. There is always something to be done, someone who needs help, projects that need finishing. From the moment we wake up to the moment...

So lately, I have had trouble focusing my attention on RA management when it comes to sorting out how to deal with some issues I am now attempting to address. ...

Like many people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), I look forward to summer. I live in the southwest United States and the summer here is magical. Dry weather, beautiful skies, and...